Ukraine: balance of payments up in H1 2019

Ukraine’s balance of payments showed a surplus of $744 million in January-June, up 2.4-fold YoY. The current account deficit over the period under review amounted to $221 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The inflow to the financial account in H1 totaled $968 million. In June the surplus of the balance of…

Azerbaijan: small and medium enterprises to be developed with Turkey

The Entrepreneurship Development Fund under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy and the Turkish Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization have signed a memorandum on cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of entrepreneurship. The document was signed at the conference entitled “Concessional financial state support in the development of innovative entrepreneurship” held in Baku.…

Estonia: retail turnover up in June 2019

According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the turnover of retail trade enterprises in June increased by 3% YoY at constant prices, to EUR 635 million. The turnover of stores selling manufactured goods increased by 4%. Turnover increased in five and decreased in two economic activities. Turnover increased the most in stores selling textiles, clothing…

Latvia: 40.5% of unemployed people middle-aged

At the end of 2018 Latvia’s State Employment Agency (SEA) focused on the category of unemployed people older than 50. These people accounted for 40.5% of all unemployed people in Latvia, according to the agency’s 2018 report. Long-term unemployed people were also SEA’s focus last year. These people account for 25.1% of all unemployed people…